The Myth of Right-Wing Populism
Parties and politicians cannot be ‘for the people’ when they actively wreak havoc upon the working class.
Ever since Donald Trump was elected President of the United States back in 2016, many who are active in bourgeois journalism and political science research have gone after this notion that liberal-democracies are dying through the rise of so-called right-wing populism. Trump’s electoral victory and the rise of far-right political leaders and parties within Europe have often been utilized as a justification for this concept.
It is a consistent theme that is portrayed, especially when looking at parties like National Rally in France, individuals like Viktor Orbán in Hungary, and other similar figures and organizations. The main concern is that people are, understandably, becoming heavily disenfranchised with run-of-the-mill neoliberal and neoconservative politicians. In the United States, many people are upset at the lack of political development in the country alongside the economic hardships that are faced by the proletariat at large.
This drive for something new within politics is rooted in a response to abhorrent living conditions for the working class. It is part of the reason as to why people like Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump have garnered lots of popularity…
